Germany 1926-D 2 mark
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This specimen was lot 70867 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Weimar Republic. 2 Mark, 1926-D. Munich Mint. PCGS MS-66. A well struck example of the type with full cartwheel luster, satin surfaces, and a touch of champagne toning." This type was struck 1925-27 and 1931; this is a common date. Wilhelmine two mark were 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver; the succeeding two mark struck by the Nazis was 8 g, 0.625 fine silver. It is somewhat expensive; perhaps they were melted during World War Two.
Recorded mintage: 11,322,000.
Specification: 10 g, 0.500 fine silver, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-45; J-320.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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